How Max Donnelly stopped Parramatta Eels merging with North Sydney Bears

By Adrian Proszenko
Updated July 24 2016 - 10:13am, first published 9:06am
"It wasn't like I was in a great bargaining position": Max Donnelly. Photo: Anna Kucera
"It wasn't like I was in a great bargaining position": Max Donnelly. Photo: Anna Kucera
"It wasn't like I was in a great bargaining position": Max Donnelly. Photo: Anna Kucera
"It wasn't like I was in a great bargaining position": Max Donnelly. Photo: Anna Kucera

Interim Eels boss Max Donnelly could well be presiding over the Parramatta Bears had he not blocked a push to merge the Eels with foundation club North Sydney.